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Birk Brow Quarry
Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 643 158 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status Description of Geodiversity Exposures of Cleveland ironstone formation revealed in various river-cliffs and a waterfall in a fluvial...
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Tag Archives: Marine

Slapewath

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 643 158 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status Description of Geodiversity Exposures of Cleveland ironstone formation revealed in various river-cliffs and a waterfall in a fluvial environment Literature References The Floating Egg – Roger Osbourne 1998 Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Down track parallel to bridge 6 Safety of [...]
By admin on September 24, 2003 | Leave a comment

Woodhill Gill

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 655 132 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Upland stream-side escarpment revealing deltaic sandstones specifically the Moor Grit member of the Scalby formation Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Along designated footpath 10 Safety of exposure Steep slopes obscured by vegetation 5 Restricting conditions Vegetation growth in summer [...]
By admin on September 20, 2003 | Leave a comment

Cass Rock Quarry

Contents Site Description Site Map Summary Evaluation of Site’s Value and Importance Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 631 146 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS Part of Guisborough Forest 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status SNCI Brief Site Description Site 7 of 7. Disused alum quarry revealing exposures of Liassic Whitby mudstone and overlying Middle Jurassic Saltwick sandstone. Following abandonment after alum working, this quarry [...]
By admin on September 20, 2003 | Leave a comment

Cow Bar Nab

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 7784 192 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS Part of Skinningrove to Staithes Coast 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status Part of the Heritage Coast Description of Geodiversity Costal cliff nab exposure consisting of the Staithes sandstone formation which is the type locality. The foreshore to the west of the coastal defences consists [...]
By admin on September 8, 2003 | Leave a comment

Easington Beck

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 749 162 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Upland river cutting through deltaic sandstone revealing river-cliffs and waterfalls. Exposures include Saltwick sandstone, Dogger and Whitby mudstone formations Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access From footbridge and along stream bank 8 Safety of exposure Slippery on [...]
By admin on September 4, 2003 | Leave a comment

Wiley Cat Beck

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 643 145 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS 30/09/03 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Upland river gorge revealing exposures of Saltwick sandstone with a beck cutting steeply through the profile Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Along designated footpath 8 Safety of exposure Steep-sided valley, overhangs in places 6 Restricting conditions High-flow episodes 9 Multiple exposure None   Note It [...]
By admin on August 28, 2003 | Leave a comment

Whitecliff Wood

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 715 182 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS Site Description Site Status Description of Geodiversity River cliff exposures of massive Saltwick sandstone forming cliffs and escarpments Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Descend to stream level via housing estate 8 Safety of exposure Slippery bank, no footpath 5 Restricting conditions High flow episodes 5 Multiple exposure None   Note It is [...]
By admin on August 12, 2003 | Leave a comment

Skelton Beck

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 655 200 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS Part of Skelton beck 30/09/03 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Stream bed and river-cliff exposures of Staithes sandstone. Natural waterfall. Change of facies to Cleveland ironstone Literature References Site Map Site Assessment Access and Safety Comments Rating Safety of access Along the Cleveland Way to start of section 10 Safety [...]
By admin on August 1, 2003 | Leave a comment

Hell Gill

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 599 131 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 93 Forwarded as RIGS Part of Guisborough Forest 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity Late glacial V-shaped valley. Exposure of Cleveland ironstone (Pecten seam) along roadside. Further along track spoil tips of Whitby mudstone (Jet shale member) can be observed Literature References Glimpses of Monument Mine, [...]
By admin on August 1, 2003 | Leave a comment

Belmont Bank

Contents Site Description Site Map Site Assessment Surveyors Grid Reference NZ 622 148 BGS Sheet 34 OS Sheet 94 Forwarded as RIGS Part of Guisborough Forest 30/09/2003 Site Description Site Status SNCI Description of Geodiversity North facing escarpment revealing few exposures. Underlying geology is Staithes sandstone, Cleveland ironstone, Whitby mudstone overlain by the Saltwick sandstone formation. Old mine tips now wooded Literature References Guisborough District Mines – [...]
By admin on August 1, 2003 | Leave a comment